For Sale : Illinois State Geology Publications
Illinois State Geological
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- Illinois Petroleum - Report
of Investigationss
See Misc. section for individual publications from other ISGS series.
Misc. Illinois geology Publications
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Illinois State Geological Survey: Bulletins 10x7" Owner's plates in some .
Illinois Bulletin 38-C. (Extract from Illinois Bulletin 38, 1921). Geology and Mineral Resources of the Edgington and Milan Quadrangles: T. E. Savage and J. A. Udden. 96 p., 1 pl., 20 figs., 6 tables. Large full color Geologic Quadrangle Map in pocket. $12
Illinois Bulletin 41 : 1920 : The Geology of Hardin county and the adjoining part of Pope county. By Stuart Weller, with Charles Butts, L. W. Currier, and R. D. Salisbury. HARDBACK, green cloth, 416p., 11 plates (2 in pocket), 30 figures, 4 tables. (Fair. Generally Good, but cover edges rubbed and bumped, hinges shaken nearly to cracking, page block barely cracked in one spot. Owner's marks on end paper). $10
Illinois Bulletin 43. (Extract from Bulletin 43, 1921). Geology and Mineral resources of the LaHarpe and Good Hope quadrangles. By T. E. Savage and M. L. Nebel. Pages 6-89, 1 plate in pocket. 11 figures, 2 tables. VG. $22
Illinois Bulletin 57. (Handsome Hardbound) Geology and Mineral Resources of the Alexis Quadrangle: Harold R. Wanless. 1929. 230 p., 6 pls., 53 figs., 3 tables. Several fold-outs. Large full color Geologic Quadrangle Map plus other large map in pocket. (several pages in appendix have bumped edges) $18
Illinois Bulletin 61. (Handsome Hardbound) Rock Wool from Illinois Mineral Resources. 1934. 262 p., 34 figs., 39 tables. Geology: J. E. Lamar and H. B. Willman. Chemistry: Charles F. Fryling. Mineral Economics: Walter H. Voskuil. (This is some kind of insulating material made from rock) (boards of book a bit warped - likely will flatten with time - it was stored crookedly, first and last page have a few speckles). $25
Illinois Bulletin 66. Geology and Mineral Resources of the Marseilles, Ottawa, and Streator Quadrangles: H. B. Willman and J. Norman Payne. Introduction to Mineral Resources: W. H. Voskuil. 1942. 388 p., 127 figs., 14 tables. ** Set of 29 companion maps not here, but they are still in print - see the IGS page. (Condition fair : spine has crease, spine ends rough, corners bumped, spot on first page.) $22
Illinois Bulletin 67. Pennsylvanian Fusulinidae of Illinois: Carl O. Dunbar and Lloyd G. Henbest. With a section on stratigraphy by J. Marvin Weller, Lloyd G. Henbest, and Carl O. Dunbar. 1942. 218 p., 23 pls., 13 figs. Nice plates.(spine end rough, cover faintly soiled) , $15
Illinois Bulletin 68. (Handsome Hardbound) Some Addresses and Papers Presented on the Occasion of the Dedication of the State Natural Resources Building, November 15, 1940 and the Illinois Mineral Industries Conference, November 14-16, 1940. (Includes : Symposium on Devonian Stratigraphy AND Papers on Industrial Minerals) 1944. 305 p., 92 figs. $16
Illinois Bulletin 78. Minable Coal Reserves of Illinois: G. H. Cady and others. 1952. (envelope a bit tattered at edges) Map packet only. $16
Illinois Bulletin 82. Geology and Mineral Resources of the Beardstown, Glasford, Havana, and Vermont Quadrangles: Harold R. Wanless. 1957. 233 p., 7 pls., 66 figs., 26 tables. Maps in pocket. (last page edge rough, back cover bumped and with short tear due to thick map pocket) $36
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Illinois
State Geological Survey: Circulars
Most are 6x9", * * 11x8.5", All circulars
from #501 up are 11x8.5"
Many plates listed are large folded figures or maps in a pocket.
Illinois Circular 92. Rhythms in Upper Pennsylvanian Cyclothems: J. Marvin Weller. Thickness of Glacial Drift in Du Page County, Illinois: A. C. Mason. 1943. (Reprinted from Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science, v. 35, no. 2, 1942.) 6 p., 1 fig., 1 table. Very good - $3
Illinois Circular 186. Mineral Resource Research and Activities of the State Geological Survey, 1952-1953: M. M. Leighton. 1954. (Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Department of Registration and Education, 1952-1953.) 54 p., 20 figs. $4
Illinois Circular 200. Preliminary Report on Uranium in Hardin County, Illinois: J. C. Bradbury, M. E. Ostrom, and L. D. McVicker. 1955. 22 p., 1 fig., 5 tables. $3
Illinois Circular 201. Unpublished Reports on Open File. I. Mineral Fuels: Margaret B. Brophy. 1955. 10 p. (See Illinois Circular 209, 210, 220.) $2
Illinois Circular 217. Classification of the Pennsylvanian Rocks of Illinois as of 1956: Harold R. Wanless. Correlation Chart compiled by Raymond Siever. 1956. 14 p., 1 pl., 1 table. $3
Illinois Circular 220. Unpublished Reports on Open File. IV. Stratigraphy and Areal Geology: Lois Kent. 1956. 19 p. (See IL C 201, 209, 210.) $3
Illinois Circular 235. Spectrochemical Determination of Copper, Nickel, and Vanadium in Crude Petroleum: Kozo Nagashima and J. S. Machin. 1957. 10 p., 4 tables. $2
Illinois Circular 243. Trace Elements in Illinois Pennsylvanian Limestones: Meredith E. Ostrom. 1957. 34 p., 4 figs., 5 tables. $5
Illinois Circular 250. Fishhook Gas Pool, Pike and Adams Counties, Illinois: Wayne F. Meents. 1958. 15 p., 2 figs., 2 tables. $4
Illinois Circular 254. Age of the Springville Shale (Mississippian) of Southern Illinois: Charles Collinson and Alan J. Scott. 1958. 12 p., 6 figs., 1 table. $3
Illinois Circular 258. Relation of Silurian Reefs to Ordovician Structure in the Patoka Oil Area: Thomas W. Smoot. 1958. 20 p., 11 figs. $4
Illinois Circular 260. Strippable Coal Reserves of Illinois. Part II. Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties: William H. Smith. 1958. 35 p., 4 pls., 4 figs., 6 tables. (See Illinois Circular 228, 311, 348, 374, 419, 439, 515, 521.) $8
Illinois Circular 267. Spar Mountain Sandstone in Cooks Mills Area, Coles and Douglas Counties, Illinois: Lester L. Whiting. 1959. 24 p., 7 figs., 1 table. $5
Illinois Circular 271. Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Douglas, Coles, and Cumberland Counties, Illinois: Kenneth E. Clegg. 1959. 16 p., 3 plates in pocket., 3 figs. (may have bumped corners) $12
Illinois Circular 275. Geology of Buda Quadrangle, Illinois: Paul MacClintock, and H. B. Willman. 1959. 29 p., 1 plate in pocket, 4 figs., 7 tables. $3
Illinois Circular 280. Visual Estimates of Grain Size Distribution in Some Chester Sandstones: David H. Swann, Robert W. Fisher, Mathias J. Walters. 1959. 43 p., 14 figs., 4 tables, app. $5
Illinois Circular 284. Salem Limestone in Southwestern Illinois: James W. Baxter. 1960. 32 p., 3 Plates (1 in pocket)., 6 figs., 3 tables. $4
Illinois Circular 312. Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System: Sangamon, Macon, Menard, and Parts of Christian and Logan Counties, Illinois: Kenneth E. Clegg. 1961. 28 p., 4 plates (3 in pocket)., 5 figs., 2 tables. VG. $12
Illinois Circular 320. Geology of the Pomona Quadrangle, Illinois: George A. Desborough. 1961. 16 p., 1 plate in pocket, 4 figs. $3
Illinois Circular 328. Six Charts Showing Biostratigraphic Zones, and Correlations Based on Conodonts from the Devonian and Mississippian Rocks of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Charles Collinson, Alan J. Scott, and Carl B. Rexroad. 1962. 32 p., 6 charts. $6
Illinois Circular 403. Ironton and Galesville (Cambrian) Sandstones in Illinois and Adjacent Areas: Grover H. Emrich. 1966. 55 p., 21 figs., 4 tables. $8
Illinois Circular 450. A Gravity Survey of Extreme Southeastern Illinois: Paul C. Heigold. 1970. 12 p., 1 plate in pocket, 4 figs. $6
Illinois Circular 465. Geology for Planning in St. Clair County, Illinois: Alan M. Jacobs, compiler. 1971. 35 p., 8 plates in pocket, 4 figs., 8 tables. $8
Illinois Circular 482. The Effect of Buried Niagaran Reefs on Overlying Strata in Southwestern Illinois: D. L. Stevenson. 1973. 22 p., 12 figs. $4
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Illinois State Geological Survey: Cooperative Resources Reports 11x8.5"
Illinois Cooperative Resources Report 4. Coal and Water Resources for Coal Conversion in Illinois : William H. Smith and John B. Stall. 1975. 79 p., 3 pls., 29 figs., 14 tables, app. $6
Illinois Cooperative Resources Report 5. Fox Chain of Lakes Investigation and Water Quality Management Plan : V. Kothandaraman, Ralph L. Evans, Nani G. Bhowmik, John B. Stall, David L. Gross, Jerry A. Lineback, and Gary B. Dreher. 1977. 200 p., 106 figs., 59 tables. $2
Illinois State Geological Survey: Educational Series 9x6" Illus.
Illinois Educational Series 9. Inside Illinois--Mineral Resources. 1965. 31 p., 20 figs. $3
Illinois Educational Series 10. History of Illinois Mineral Industries: Hubert E. Risser and Robert L. Major. 1968. 30 p., 11 figs. (cover scuffed) $3
Illinois Educational Series 11. Fossil Peat from the Illinois Basin--A Guide to the Study of Coal Balls of Pennsylvanian Age: Tom L. Phillips, Matthew J. Avcin, and Dwain J. Berggren. 1976. 39 p., 3 pls., 17 figs. $2
Illinois Educational Series 12. Illinois State Geological Survey: Its History and Activities: Robert E. Bergstrom. 1980. 37 p., 41 figs. $3
Illinois State Geological Survey: Environmental Geology Notes 11x8.5" Illus.
Illinois Environmental Geology Notes 4. Geological and Geophysical Investigations for a Ground-Water Supply at Macomb, Illinois: Keros Cartwright and David A. Stephenson. 1965. 11 p., 5 figs. $2
Illinois Environmental Geology Notes 5. Problems in Providing Minerals for an Expanding Population: Hubert E. Risser. 1965. 6 p. $1
Illinois Environmental Geology Notes 47. High-Resolution Seismic Profiles and Gravity Cores of Sediments in Southern Lake Michigan: Studies of Lake Michigan Bottom Sediments 8: J. A. Lineback, D. L. Gross, R. P. Meyer, and W. L. Unger. 1971. 41 p., 1 pl., 20 figs. $3
Illinois Environmental Geology Notes 67 : 1974 : Sediment distribution in a beach ridge complex and its application to artificial beach replenishment. By Gordon s. Fraser and Norman C. Hester. 26p., 20 figs. (All VG, but has penciled comment on cover - I thought it might be useful to the next reader, so left it). $3
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Illinois State
Geological Survey : Field Trip
Guide Leaflets 11x8.5" Illustrated, maps, road logs.
This are regular publications, not little leaflets. Each one is
a Geological Science Field Trip for the general public.
Bundled field trip guide leaflets (by region) are below individual
leaflets.
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1973-A and 1973-D : Robinson area, Crawford & Jasper Counties : Annapolis, Birds, Hardinville, and Hutsonville 15-minute quadrangles. By David L. Reinertsen, Dwain J. Berggren, and Myrna M. Killey. Paged in sections, about 50 pages plus folded map. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1974-A and 1974-D. Breese area : Clinton County, Breese and Carlyle 15-minute quadrangles. By David L. Reinertsen, Dwain J. Berggren, and Myrna M. Killey. 22 pages, mostly two-sided. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1974-C and 1975-B. Milan area, Rock Island and Henry counties : Milan, Coal Valley, and Davenport East 7.5-minute quadrangles. By D. L. Reinertsen, D. J. Berggren, R. C. Anderson, and M. M. Killey. 30p., mostly two-sided. $12
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1976-D and 1977-A. Mt Carmel area, Wabash, Edwards, and White Counties, Illinois and Posey County, Indiana : Mt. Carmel, Princeton, Albion, Carmi, and New Harmony 15-minute quadrangles. By David L. Reinertsen, Dwain J. Berggren, and Sandra McDanold. 33 pages, mostly two-sided. $12
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1978-A. Springfield area, Sangamon County, Illinois : New City, Springfield East, Springfield West, and Williamsville 7.5-minute quadrangles. David L. Reinertsen, Leon R. Follmer, and Kemal Piskin. 50p. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1978-C. A guide to the geology of the Middle Illinois Valley : Putnam, Marshall, and Peoria Counties, Illinois. By Dwain Berggren, Cathy S. Hunt. 31p. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1978-D. A guide to the geology of the Marion area : Williamson, Johnson, and Union Counties, Illinois. By David L. Reinertsen. 34p. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1979-A. A guide to the geology of the Westfield-Casey area : Clark, Coles, Cumberland Counties, Illinois. By David L. Reinertsen. 46p. $12
Illinois Field Trip Guide Leaflet 1979-B. A guide to the geology of the Farmer City area, DeWitt County, Illinois. By Dwain Berggren, Cathy S. Hunt. 28p. $2
Illinois Field Trip Guide
Leaflet Bundles : These are in a two-whole punch binder.
Each binder is for a region of Illinois.
Each leaflet name listed is for that area, i.e. Amboy = Amboy
area.
Southern Illinois : Binder contains the following 17 Field Trip Guide Leaflets : Alto Pass area, Carrier Mills area, Chester, Dupo, Elizabethtown- Cave in rock, Equality, Golconda, Jonesboro, Makanda, Marion, Metropolis, Millstadt-Dupo, Pinckneyville, Redbud, Sparta, Thebes, Valmeyer. Some may be photocopies or they may have been reproduced like this by the Illinois State Geological Survey, I do not know – they are all clear. $45
University of Pennsylvania trip to the Illinois Basin : Binder contains the following 17 Field Trip Guide Leaflets : Casey, Charleston, Edinburg, Georgetown, Greenville, Homer, Marshall, Nashville, Neoga, Newton, Paris, Pontiac, Princeton, Salem, Shelbyville, St. Elmo, Starved Rock. Some may be photocopies or they may have been reproduced like this by the Illinois State Geological Survey, I do not know – they are all clear. $45
Northern Illinois : Binder contains the following 13 Field Trip Guide Leaflets : Amboy, Apple River Canyon, Belvidere, Dixon, Downers Grove, Galena, Joliet, Marseilles – Ottawa, Milan – Rock Island, Morris, Rochelle, Wheaton, Yorkville. Some may be photocopies or they may have been reproduced like this by the Illinois State Geological Survey, I do not know – they are all clear. $38
Western Illinois : Binder contains the following 16 Field Trip Guide Leaflets : Barry, Canton, Colchester, Dallas City, Farmington, Galesburg, Grafton, Hamilton, Hardin, Mount Sterling, Peoria, Petersburg, Pittsfield, Quincy, Winchester, Wyoming. Some may be photocopies or they may have been reproduced like this by the Illinois State Geological Survey, I do not know – they are all clear. (I saw a few minor notes updating text) $42
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Illinois State
Geological Survey: Groundwater
Reports 11x8.5" Illustrated
Also named Cooperative Groundwater Report (COOP)
Illinois Groundwater Report 1-S. Summary : Preliminary Report on Ground-Water Resources of the Chicago Region, Illinois : Max Suter, Robert E. Bergstrom, H. F. Smith, Grover H. Emrich, W. C. Walton, and T. E. Larson. 1959. 18 p., 4 figs. $3
Illinois Groundwater Report 3. Preliminary Report on Ground-Water Resources of the Havana Region in West-Central Illinois : William H. Walker, Robert E. Bergstrom, and William C. Walton. 1965. 61 p., 44 figs., 11 tables, app. $3
Illinois Groundwater Report 11. Agricultural Chemicals in Rural, Private Water Wells in Illinois: Recommendations for a Statewide Survey : Dennis P. McKenna, Susan C. Shock, Edward Mehnert. Susan C. Mravik, with contributions by Donald A. Keefer. 109 p., 17 figs., 15 tables, app. $11
See Misc. section at bottom of this page for Guidebooks not in this series.
Illinois Guidebook 7. Sedimentary Structures and Morphology of Late Paleozoic Sand Bodies in Southern Illinois: J. A. Simon and M. E. Hopkins. 1966. (American Association of Petroleum Geologists Semi- Centennial Convention, April 23-24, St. Louis, Missouri.) 67 p., 31 figs., 3 tables, app. $8
Illinois Guidebook 8. Depositional Environments in Parts of the Carbondale Formation-- Western and Northern Illinois: W. H. Smith, R. B. Nance, M. E. Hopkins, R. G. Johnson, and C. W. Shabica. 1970. (Annual field trip, Coal Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, Milwaukee, November 9-10.) 119 p., 10 pls., 49 figs., 8 tables. $24
Illinois Guidebook 10. Pennsylvanian Conodont Assemblages from La Salle County, Northern Illinois: Charles Collinson, Matthew J. Avcin, Rodney D. Norby, and Glen K. Merrill. 1972. (Annual Meeting of the Pander Society in cooperation with North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America, May 11-14, De Kalb, Illinois.) 37 p., 2 pls., 19 figs., 1 table. $12
Illinois Guidebook 11. A geologic excursion to fluorspar mines in Hardin and Pope counties, Illinois. James W. Baxter, James C. Bradbury, Norman C. Hester, with contributions on Mine geology by D. B. Saxby and B. L. Perry. 30p., 11 figures. Prepared for the 9th annual forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, Paducah, Kentucky, April 27-28, 1973. $10
Illinois Guidebook 15. Depositional and Structural History of the Pennsylvanian System of the Illinois Basin. Part 1: Road Log and Descriptions of Stops: James E. Palmer and Russel R. Dutcher, editors. 1979. (Ninth International Congress of Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Geology. Field Trip 9.) 116 p., 97 figs., 3 tables. (See also 15a below) $15
Illinois Guidebook 15a. Depositional and Structural History of the Pennsylvanian System of the Illinois Basin. Part 2: Invited Papers: James E. Palmer and Russel R. Dutcher, [eds.]. 1979. (Ninth International Congress of Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Geology. Field trip 9.) 158 p., 99 figs., 15 tables. (See also 15 above.) $15
Illinois Guidebook 23. Quaternary Records of Southwestern Illinois and Adjacent Missouri: Russell W. Graham, Bonnie W. Styles, Jeffrey J. Saunders, Michael D. Wiant, E. Donald McKay, Thomas R. Styles, Edwin R. Hajic. 1989. (Ninth Biennial Meeting, American Quaternary Association, University of Illinois, May 31-June 6, 1986, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.) 113 p., 56 figs., 3 tables. $3
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Illinois State Geological Survey : Illinois Petroleum 11x8.5"
Illinois Petroleum 66 : 1952 : Illinois oil-field brines : their geologic occurrence and chemical composition. By Wayne F. Meents, Alfred H. Bell, O. W. Rees, and W. G. Tilbury. 38p., 13 figures. $10
Illinois Petroleum 102 : 1974 : Silurian pinnacle reefs and related oil production in southern Illinois. By H. M. Bristol. 98p., 1 table, 5 figures, 27 oil pool studies with 78 more figures. (spine has minor tape). $24
Illinois State Geological Survey: Report of Investigations 6x9" Most illustrated.
Illinois Report of Investigations 77. Chester Ostracodes of Illinois: Chalmer L. Cooper. 1941. 101 p., 14 pls. Excellent plates! $10
Illinois Report of Investigations 93. Progress Reports on Subsurface Studies of the Pennsylvanian System in the Illinois Basin. 1944. 87 p., 5 pls., 12 figs. , $8
Contents of IL RI 93 :
Methods of Subsurface Study of the Pennsylvanian Strata Encountered in Rotary Drill Holes: Earle F. Taylor, M. William Pullen, Jr., Paul K. Sims, and J. Norman Payne.
Structure of the Millersville Limestone in the North Part of the Illinois Basin: Earle F. Taylor and Gilbert H. Cady.
Pennsylvanian Key Beds of Wayne County and the Structure of the "Shoal Creek" Limestone and the Herrin (No. 6) Coal Bed: Paul K. Sims, J. Norman Payne, and Gilbert H. Cady.
Coal Resources Based on Information Obtained from Rotary Drilling, February 1, 1942 to May 30, 1943: Gilbert H. Cady.
Illinois Report of Investigations 116 : 1946 : Geological aspects of prospecting and areas for prospecting in the Zinc-Lead district of northwestern Illinois. By H. B. Willman, R. R. Reynolds, and Paul Herbert, Jr. 48p., 2 plates in pocket, 7 figures, 2 tables. SCARCE. (minor spot on cover) $18
Illinois Report of Investigations 122. Upper Kinkaid (Mississippian) Microfauna from Johnson County, Illinois: Chalmer L. Cooper. 1947. (Reprinted from Journal of Paleontology, v. 21, no. 2, p. 81-94, 1947.) 14 p., 5 pls., 1 fig. Good - worn spine - $4
Illinois Report of Investigations 126. Role of Microfossils in Interregional Pennsylvanian Correlations: C. L. Cooper. 1947. (Reprinted from Journal of Geology, v. 55, no. 3, 1947.) 10 p. $1
Illinois Report of Investigations 182. Structure of the Shoal Creek Limestone and Herrin (No. 6) Coal in Wayne County, Illinois: Ernest P. DuBois and Raymond Siever. 1955. 7 p., 3 pls., 2 figs. (cover darkened) $2
Illinois Report of Investigations 193. Subsurface Geology and Coal Resources of the Pennsylvanian System in Crawford and Lawrence Counties, Illinois: Paul Edwin Potter. 1956. 17 p., 4 plates in pocket., 5 figs., 1 table. $26
Illinois Report of Investigations 200. Chemical Analyses of Illinois Limestones and Dolomites: compiled by J. E. Lamar. 1957. 33 p., 2 tables. (See Illinois Report of Investigations 211.) (smudge on cover) $3
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Illinois State : Misc. geology publications ~9x6" unless otherwise noted, some are offprints.
Biostratigraphic studies of the Niagaran inter-reef formations in northeastern Illinois. By Heinz A. Lowenstam. 1948, Illinois State Museum Scientific Papers Volume 4. 10x6.5”, flexible maroon leatherette cover, 146p. plus 7 plates on un-numbered pages, 1 figure. (VG, except paper over lower spine end partly loose - easy fix with glue). $1
Carboniferous geology from the Appalachian Basin to the Illinois Basin through Eastern Ohio and Kentucky. Edited by Frank R. Ettensohn, Garland R. Dever, Jr. and Patricia L. Bryant. 1979 University of Kentucky. This is the guidebook for Field Trip # 4 of the Ninth International congress of Carboniferous Geology and Stratigraphy, ICC. 11x8.5”, softcover, 293p., beautifully illustrated, lots of road logs and more. SCARCE. $54
Coal age fossils from Mazon Creek. By F. M. Carpenter, Alexander Petrunkevitch, Percy E. Raymond, Erik N. Kjellesvig-Waering. 1943 Illinois State Museum Scientific Papers Volume 3. 10x6.5”, maroon softcover, around 150p., paged in sections, nicely illustrated. VG. $62
Illinois State Museum Scientific Papers Volume III contains :
Part 1 – Carboniferous insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. 24p.
Part 2 – Palaeozoic Arachnida of Illinois. An inquiry into their evolutionary trends. 76p.
Part 3 – Xiphosura in the Langford collection. 10p.
Part 4 – The Mazon Creek Euripterid, a revision of the Genus Lepidoderma. 64p.
Conceptual models of erosion and sedimentation in IL. Vol. I : Project summary. 1984. Illinois Scientific Surveys Joint Report 1. 11x8.5", 31p. Illus. $2
Conodonts from Alexandrian and early Niagaran rocks in the Joliet, Illinois area by Richard Liebe and Carl Rexroad. 1977 Journal of Paleontology Vol 51(4). 13p. illus. (sunned edge) . $3
Crinoids from the Girardeau Limestone (Ordovician) (Illinois). By James C. Brower. 1973 Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Palaeontographica Americana Volume 7 No. 46. 12x9”, softcover, pages 263-499, 17 tables, 45 figures, plates 59-79. (VG. Neat owner's name stamp) $15
Depositional environments of selected Lower Pennsylvanian and Upper Mississippian sequences of southern Illinois. Edited by Frank G. Ethridge, George Fraunfelter, and John Utgaard. 1973 Southern Illinois University, Second Printing March 1978. This is the Guidebook for the Thirty-seventh annual Tri-State Field Conference hosted by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, October 5-7, 1973. 11x8.5”, softcover, comb-bound, 158p., road log, stop descriptions, illustrated, 8 supplementary technical papers.. Among much more, specific mention is made of Grand Tower, Tripoli deposits, Delta Mine, Caseyville formation. SCARCE. VG. $46
Delta environments of the Lower Chesterian (Mississippian) in southern Illinois. By Beverly Seyler. 1982. This is for a field trip on April 27, 1982, Illinois Geological Society, Illinois State Geological Survey. 11x8.5”, comb-bound, 34p., 28 figures, road log, stop descriptions. $18
Fishes. MAPS Digest : Official Publication of Mid-America Paleontology Society, Volume 11, Number 5, Expo X Edition, 1988. Softcover, comb-bound, 11x8.5”, 87p., nicely illustrated. Consists of an introduction and 16 papers. The topics are all related to fossil fish and sharks and include mention of the following (and much more) : Green River Formation in Wyoming, Ichthyolittes from Scotland, Iniopterygia, Pliocene fish on a bed of diatoms, Cretaceous fishes of Lebanon. SCARCE. $34
Geologic and geochemical studies of the New Albany Shale group (Devonian-Mississippian) in Illinois. 1980 US Department of Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center. DOE / METC / 12142-26. Softcover, comb-bound, 11x8.5”, 183p., illus. SCARCE. VG. $48
GeoNews September 1998. Contains an interesting article "The streets of Giant City (State Park)" 11x8.5" Noticeably bumped corners. $1
Guidebook : Mineral Resources of Southeast Missouri. Compiled and Edited by Edward E. Rue and Allen Williamson, conference leader Louis Unfer, Jr. This is a sort of pamphlet, but nicely printed. 11x5”, 15p., cardstock cover. Prepared for the Illinois Geological Society Field Conference, April 2-3, 1965. 5 road logs and a location map. Pilot Knob, Graniteville, Fredericktown, Shester Bridge, Cape Girardeau, Cape Rock Drive, Ironton to Royal Gorge, more. I believe the small pocket did not have anything in it, it appears unused and nothing is listed. $3
Index to Topographic Maps of Illinois = Index to Topographic Mapping in Illinois. USGS. Each one is a large folded sheet with map coverage outlined and named. In addition to the regular 7.5” minute topographic map sheets produced up to that time, it includes some of the 15” and other smaller scale maps. These smaller scale maps are usually / frequently out of print now and no longer shown on the currently issued Indices from the USGS. Thus, the old indices can be very helpful in identifying the names and coverage areas for smaller scale topo maps. Tell me which date(s) you want : September 1964, May 1967. $4 each.
Middle Mississippian carbonates of the Illinois Basin : a seminar and core workshop. By Robert M. Cluff and Jerry A. Llineback. 1981 Illinois Geological Society. Softcover, 11x8.5”, comb-bound, 88p. Illus. This seminar was sponsored by the Illinois Geological Society and the Illinois State Geological Survey and held April 23-24, 1981 in Mt. Vernon. There are a couple inserted pages of notes that I have left here – they are not part of the original publication. Among other topics : Valmeyeran basin, Salem Limestone, St. Louis limestone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, Aux Vases and Spar Mountain sandstones. SCARCE. $34
The Mississippian Brachiopoda of the Mississippi Valley Basin: Stuart Weller. 1914. Two hardback volumes - Text and plates. 508 p., 83 pls. This is MONOGRAPH 1 of the Illinois State Geological Survey. (Good/Very Good : spine ends and corners bumped. Text volume has darkened spine and paper cracked over back hinge inside, though hinge is tight. Plates volume has pencil notes on front paste down as well as a few neat pencil notes on a few plates) $85
Ordovician Stewartville-Dubuque problems. By G. Marshall Kay. Offprint from the Journal of Geology, August-September 1935, Volume 43(6), pages 561-590. Illus. $5
Paleontology of the Niagaran Limestone in the Chicago Area. : the Trilobita. By Stuart Weller. 1907 Chicago Academy of Sciences, Bulletin # 4 Part 2 of the Natural History Survey. 9x6”, softcover, pages 163-281, plates 16-25. (EXC condition, not even a name stamp) $42
Paleozoic Geology of New Madrid Area : final report, September 1, 1980 through September 30, 1981. By Howard R. Schwalb. This is report NRC-04-77-159 prepared for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 11x8.5”, loose sheets held with a clip, not paged – around 40p., illus. Some pages look like they might be photocopies, most do not. This is probably a finished manuscript prior to formal printing (if it was published). (one page has a bent edge) $5
Petrology of the Hall and Pontiac limestone members (Upper Pennsylvanian) in Livingston county, Illinois. By Gordon Simon Fraser. 1970 M.S. thesis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 11x8.5”, loose photocopied sheets in a binder, 69p., illus. $24
Proceedings of the North American Paleontological convention. Edited by Ellis L. Yochelson. 1970 Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas. Held at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, September 5-7, 1969. HARDBACK, Two volumes in goldenrod cloth, 10x7”, a total of 1674 pages on heavy, quality paper. Fantastic illustrations. A wonderful reference set. * * * Each section listed below has a number of technical publications by different authors. (Good. Actually in VG condition, with only a single small name stamp on end paper and on upper edge of page block, and lightly bumped cover corners. However, volume two has a partial crack in the internal page block near the front hinge. If you'd like a strip of archival hinge tape to fix this, ask and I will put it in for you or send it along). Ship weight 11 pounds. SCARCE. $148
Contents of Proceedings of the North American Paleontological convention (both volumes):
Teaching Paleontology. Pages 1-54.
Computers in Paleontology. Pages 55-154.
The Genus : a Basic concept in Paleontology. Pages 155-320.
Paleoclimatology. Pages 321-408.
Evolution of Communities. Pages 409-550.
Correlation by fossils. Pages 551-704.
Ultra microplankton. Pages 705-1010.
Evolution of Higher Categories. Pages 1011-1152.
Extraordinary fossils. Pages 1153-1270.
Reef organisms through time. Pages 1271-1482.
Phosphate in fossils. Pages 1483-1562.
Cretaceous Biogeography. Pages 1563-1674.
Results of Hydrogeologic investigation : Brockman No. 1 Landfill, Ottawa, Illinois. IL Environmental Protection Agency Report by Mathes. 1986. This copy in 3-ring binder (the binder is a bit scruffy - you could replace). 11x8.5", about 200p. Report plus appendices and notes. (Some of this appears to be photocopied?). $8
Running Notes, Agricultural and Geological, of a trip to Carbondale. 1846. American Quarterly Journal of Agriculture and Science # 7. 9x6", 19p. Has been placed inside a newer cover. (bumped corners, sunned ) $5
Shawnee Hills Program : Illinois Basin. Geologic summary by James R. Welch. This is a private report done for WESCO Resources, Inc. of Billing Montana. I could not find a date, but suspect it is from the late 1970s based on other materials with it. Softcover, 11x8.5”, comb-bound, 21p., 12 figures, 7 large plates with color. NOTE : The figures are fold-outs and each plate is in it’s own pocket, so this is actually a thick report even though it has only 21 pages of text. Emphasis on oil / petroleum. Plate 4 : Schematic North-south cross-section of Paleozoic strata in southern Illinois is NOT here. SCARCE. (VG except missing Plate 4 as noted above). $52
Stratigraphy of the Mississippian Stratotype - Upper Mississippi valley, USA. Field Trip 8 - 9th International Congress of Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Geology. by Charles Collinson, Rodney Norby, Thomas Thompson, and James Baxter. 1979 Illinois State Geological Survey. 11x8.5", 109p., illus. VG. $26
Summary facts on the coal resources and coal industry of Illinois. 1935 Illinois State Geological Survey. 7.5x5", 40p., illus. $5
Trilobites of the Chicago Region. By Charles and Patricia Armstrong. 1962, 2nd printing in 1981 by the Mid-American Paleontology Society. Softcover, 8.5x5.5”, 59p., nicely illustrated. (VG. Minor soil on cover) $10
University Studies volume 3(2) : January 1909 : Also numbered as University of Illinois bulletin Volume 6(17) February 8, 1909. Softcover, 10x7”, 56 pages plus plates. (Good, partially uncut. Edges bumped with some edge nicks. Spine ends rough. Mild tanning). $23
Contents of University of Illinois Bulletin Vol. 6(17) : Studies from the Geological Department.
Preliminary account of the geology of he highlands in New Jersey. By W. S. Bayley.
Some notes on river development in the vicinity of Danville, Illinois. By Carroll H. Wegemann.
Notes on the distributions of the Mastodon in Illinois. By Rufus M. Bagg, Jr. Great photos!
Weathering of Coal by Parr and Hamilton. 1907. University of Illinois bulletin # 17. 9x6", 37p. illus. $4
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